Finishing Touches to The Nursery

Just a few pics of some of the finishing touches to Baby Brown's room.

Shelf mounted above dresser

Valance put up above window

Some custom artwork by mom (me) ... VWs of course!

Week 36: The Final Belly Shots?

Finally an update!

It is now officially less than a month until Baby Brown's due date. So far my pregnancy is still going really well with the only complaints being a lack of sleep thanks to Baby Brown's athleticism and night owl tendencies, and a lack of clothing that actually fits over my stomach (the only thing that has REALLY expanded on me during this pregnancy). Or as a lady from the church put it "she looks like she put a beach ball under her shirt!"

The most common question these days ... "how are you feeling?" (pretty well for 8 months pregnant) and "have you picked a name yet?" (yes - but we're not telling ... since everyone knows we're having a boy . Something has to be a surprise on the big day ... so we're not telling ;)

So with only a few more weeks this could possibly be the last belly shot before baby comes. I've really been enjoying my maternity leave. I've been mostly catching up on the sleep I haven't been getting at night and getting things ready for the big day with shopping, laundry, packing, and making lots of lists. I think we're as ready as first time parents can really be ... which of course means we're expecting a lot of the unexpected! Life is changing ... but we're looking forward to it!!

Week 32: Let The "Holidays" Begin

As of the end of Friday of last week, I am now officially on my maternity leave. Unfortunately, we don't have a computer at home and with the completion of my job, I had to hand over my laptop from work. So if my blog entries seem sporadic at best I apologize. I can still check emails on Dave's computer at work but that won't be very often. I tried to convince Dave to be updating our blog from now on ... but he didn't seem too keen on the idea. Maybe if enough people left comments ... :)

30 Weeks: Baby Bump to Baby Buldge

So far everything continues to go well for me and Baby Brown. I am now well into my 3rd trimester and starting to feel a bit uncomfortable with the considerable extra mass I'm carrying all out front.

Baby Brown's favourite past times include kicking, pushing, squirming, elbowing, and getting the occasional case of the hiccups (he is VERY active). He must also like eating because I have definitely noticed an increase in my appetite ... on Sunday I split a medium pizza with Dave - 50/50! My past times now include more napping, dropping and bumping into things, and frequent absent mindedness.

Hard to believe but I only have 2 more weeks of work before I start my maternity leave. Wow time flies!

P.S Everyone ... if you click on the label at the bottom of this post called "Pregnancy" you can see all my Baby Brown related posts including my previous belly shots.

Nothing Like a Fresh Coat of Paint ... or 3 or 4

While Mom K. was here over Chrismas we tackled the job of painting the nursery. If any of you know me ... picking a colour is no easy decision. I picked a bright light celery green to match the bedding I had chosen. So of course after a couple of coats of paint and much deliberation the nursery is now blue! The green remained somewhat, in the form of a painted stripe border.


Now that all is said and done I am very happy with it (which makes Dave and my mom happy). They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I'll let them show you the results themselves.


There are still a few final touches like a curtain rod to replace the painters tape I currently have holding up the window valance, a shelf above the change table/dresser and some artwork for above the crib - but the hard work is done. Thanks Mom!